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Cross Section of a Dogs Skull
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1. Occipital bone | |
2. Feramen magnum, connecting the cranial cavity with the spinal canal | |
3. Osseum tentorium | |
4 & 5. Cranial cavity for reception of brain | |
6. Frontal sinus | |
7. Nasal bone | |
8. Premaxillary bone | |
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Paistal bone | | 10. Vomer which assist in separation of the two nasal cavities. | |
11. Nasal septum, separating the two nasal cavities | |
12. Turbinate bones consisting of delicate scrolls of bony tissue. These bones are covered by a vascular mucous membrane over which the inspired air passes and so becomes warmed and moistened. |
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